How do you politically identify and how would you label this campus?
| Political Identity (n=21) | Campus is Conservative | Campus is Liberal |
| Conservative (n=11) | 27% | 73% |
| Liberal (n=10) | 50% | 50% |
The perception of the campus as liberal may come from the location in the Bay Area of California. The Bay Area has voted Democratic (liberal) in recent elections. Maybe the perception of UC Berkeley as a liberal hotspot contributes to the perception of Santa Clara University as a liberal campus. I myself identify more closely with the conservative side. However, I often find myself in the middle when it comes to issues.
I sort of expected the results to be more polarized–liberals view the campus as more conservative and the conservatives think the campus is more liberal.